Plant potash lent the name to the element potassium, which was first derived from caustic potash, and also gave potassium its chemical symbol K ( cf German Kalium ), which ultimately derives from alkali.

Potassium derives its name from potash, and was first derived by electrolysis of caustic potash, in 1808.

At first cellulose in the form of wood pulp is soaked in caustic soda and after this " steeping " for a specified period of time it is shredded and allowed to age (" Mercerising ").

Al-Zahrawi was the first to illustrate the various cannulae and the first to treat a wart with an iron tube and caustic metal as a boring instrument.

A man like Woodhouse, of scrupulous honour, universally respected, a trained logician, and with a caustic wit, was well fitted to introduce a new system ; and the fact that when he first called attention to the continental analysis he exposed the unsoundness of some of the usual methods of establishing it, more like an opponent than a partisan, was as politic as it was honest.

* Rune Walsh ( in the Japanese version ), also a skill character, is an enigmatic, somewhat caustic man who is first met in the smoldering ruins of Molcum, whereupon he joins the party to travel to Tonoe.

The ore containing Bi, Pb, and Zn is first treated with molten caustic soda to remove traces of acidic elements such as arsenic and tellurium.

*" e consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.

As in the single lens case when the source magnification is formally infinite, caustic crossing binary lenses will magnify different portions of the source star at different times.

The sodium compounds that are the most important include table salt ( NaCl ), soda ash ( Na < sub > 2 </ sub > CO < sub > 3 </ sub >), baking soda ( NaHCO < sub > 3 </ sub >), caustic soda ( NaOH ), sodium nitrate ( NaNO < sub > 3 </ sub >), di-and tri-sodium phosphates, sodium thiosulfate ( Na < sub > 2 </ sub > S < sub > 2 </ sub > O < sub > 3 </ sub >· 5H < sub > 2 </ sub > O ), and borax ( Na < sub > 2 </ sub > B < sub > 4 </ sub > O < sub > 7 </ sub >· 10H < sub > 2 </ sub > O ).

Germanium also reacts with molten caustic soda to yield sodium germanate Na < sub > 2 </ sub > GeO < sub > 3 </ sub >, together with the evolution of hydrogen.

It reacts with fused caustic soda to give the arsenate Na < sub > 3 </ sub > AsO < sub > 3 </ sub >, together with the evolution of hydrogen.

He is somewhat less caustic and sarcastic in the Disney version than in Alan Milne's original stories.

Among the productions of Northcote's later years are the " Entombment " and the " Agony in the Garden ," besides many portraits, and several animal subjects, such as " Leopards ", " Dog and Heron ", and " Lion "; these were more successful than the artist's efforts in the higher departments of art, as was indicated by Fuseli's caustic remark on examining the " Angel opposing Balaam " --" Northcote, you are an angel at an ass, but an ass at an angel.

Allmusic's William Ruhlmann felt " it provides a good sampler of his work, accompanied by a full band rather than recent acoustic sets " and that its style was " melodic folk-rock with electric guitar for bite and often caustic lyrics ".

Even bleaker and more introspective than previous Auteurs albums, this was just as English as his previous work but now showed very different influences: the downbeat folk of Richard Thompson, the aggression of My Bloody Valentine, the pared down experimentalism of Wire, and the caustic lyrics of The Fall.

Lime is typically used on large coal-or oil-fired boilers as found in power plants, as it is very much less expensive than caustic soda.

His work is both simple and caustic, more psychological and more individualistic than Abramovitsh or Rabinovitsh ’ s.

He was particularly caustic about the American civilian contractor building facilities at Ghinda and Asmara, where it was much cooler than at Massawa but was too far away for the facilities to ever be used by harbor personnel.

Negatives are that it is caustic to the skin, lungs, and eyes ( especially at higher concentrations ); like many common disinfectants, it degrades in the presence of organic substances ; it has a strong odor ; it is not effective against Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium ; and extreme caution must be taken not to combine it with ammonia or any acid ( such as vinegar ), as this can cause noxious gases to be formed.

Poisons include salt ( harshly caustic ); monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) ( mild poison ); chocolate ( gives them the shakes, leads to a heart attack ); tobacco ( makes them stutter, leads to laryngitis ); fluoride ( strong poison ); fluorocarbons ( choking, leads to asphyxiation ); and caffeine ( causes dizziness ).

Among his more notable film appearances were tough flier Les Peters in Only Angels Have Wings ( 1939 ); George in The Great McGinty ( 1940 ); the caustic director in No Time for Comedy ( 1940 ); reporter Chic Clark in My Sister Eileen ( 1942 ); Albert Van Cleve, Don Ameche's snobbish rival for the attentions of Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait ( 1943 ); an eccentric poet in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ( 1947 ); and the cardshark disguised as a woman in Titanic ( 1953 ).

Often packaging records with a caustic yet subtle sideswipe at consumerism ( for example, the image of a wall of gold discs on the cover of the Mekons ' second single ), Fast Product attempted to show that all aspects of the record business, from musicianship to design to distribution, could be taken out of the hands of the major labels.

The non-permeable ion exchange membrane at the center of the cell allows the sodium ions ( Na < sup >+</ sup >) to pass to the second chamber where they react with the hydroxide ions to produce caustic soda ( NaOH ) ( B in figure ).

# Immersion: The cellulose is dissolved in caustic soda: ( C < sub > 6 </ sub > H < sub > 10 </ sub > O < sub > 5 </ sub >)< sub > n </ sub > + nNaOH → ( C < sub > 6 </ sub > H < sub > 9 </ sub > O < sub > 4 </ sub > ONa )< sub > n </ sub > + nH < sub > 2 </ sub > O

Nonflammable alcohol vapor in CO < sub > 2 </ sub > systems are used in health care environments where medical electronics would be adversely affected by aerosolized chlorine or other caustic compounds.

Bradford released another volume in 1886 called Harriet, the Moses of her People, which presented a less caustic view of slavery and the South.

During this period most of the excess calcium hydroxide reacts with the carbon dioxide in the air to form less caustic calcium carbonate ( carbonatation ).

In the past, ships had to be cleaned using abrasives or solvents that were able to cut successfully through embedded grease and grime ; however, past solvents were so dangerous to workers that Burton was motivated to finding a solution that was effective and less caustic.

Rowlands has not spoken to the press about the matter, but some, such as Jonathan Rosenbaum, have suggested that it might have less to do with trying to destroy or suppress the film and more to do with Carney's name being attached with its find ; Carney's caustic personal style, coupled with his usurping of the name Cassavetes for his own website, has irritated members of the Cassavetes estate.

" Burning " ( calcination ) converts them into the highly caustic material quicklime ( calcium oxide, CaO ) and, through subsequent addition of water, into the less caustic ( but still strongly alkaline ) slaked lime or hydrated lime ( calcium hydroxide, Ca ( OH )< sub > 2 </ sub >), the process of which is called slaking of lime.

* Concentrated solutions are caustic ( causing chemical burns ).

The following year, DiCaprio made a self-mocking cameo appearance in Woody Allen's caustic satire of the fame industry, Celebrity ( 1998 ).

The plants are annual or perennial herbs, woody shrubs or trees with a caustic, poisonous milky sap ( latex ).

Electricity is delivered to the follicle through the probe, which causes localized damage to the areas that generate hairs, either through the formation of caustic lye ( galvanic method ), overheating ( thermolysis method ), or both ( blend method ).

Lye is a corrosive alkaline substance, commonly sodium hydroxide ( NaOH, also known as ' caustic soda ') or historically potassium hydroxide ( KOH, from hydrated potash ).

Subsequent cleaning of griddles can be accomplished in a variety of ways, all of which involve non-toxic and non-caustic cleaning agents ( caustic oven cleaners, for example, are expressly discouraged ).

The word derives from the Ancient Greek hypo meaning " under " and caust -, meaning " burnt " ( as in caustic ).

She returned for one final theatrical film, playing Sally Field's caustic mother, Charlotte in Kiss Me Goodbye ( 1982 ).

In addition to the degree of popularity brought him by the novels, in recent months Andrea Camilleri has become even more of a media icon thanks to the parodies aired on an RAI radio show, where popular comedian, TV-host and impression artist Fiorello presents him as a raspy voiced, caustic character, madly in love with cigarettes and smoking ( Camilleri is well known for his love of tobacco ).

: YafaRay uses photon mapping that allows for caustic ( light distortion produced by reflection or transmission such as through a burning-glass ).

The oil extraction process requires either strip mining or in-situ processing, steam and caustic soda ( NaOH ).

A solvent cabinet is separate from acid cabinet or base cabinet ( used for storing acids and caustic bases respectively, which should be kept separate from each other and solvents ).

Depending on the application, the two most important are lime and sodium hydroxide ( also known as caustic soda ).

The Georgia Gulf Corporation has historically been a major manufacturer and marketer of chlorovinyls ( caustic soda, chlorine, VCM, EDC, PVC resins, PVC rigid and flexible compounds ) and aromatics ( acetone, cumene, phenol ).

Cetyl alcohol was discovered in 1817 by the French chemist Michel Chevreul when he heated spermaceti, a waxy substance obtained from sperm whale oil, with caustic potash ( potassium hydroxide ).